Bohner and
Arnold defined Impact Analysis as "Identifying
the potential consequences of a change, or estimating what needs to be modified
to accomplish a change." This is a popular word in the IT field. Measuring the impact is an essential criteria when it comes to product quality. A Quality
Analyst's primary job is to deliver quality. That's why he is paid for. So
during this process when he identifies a deviation in his product that is
different from the approved behavior then that definitely needs to be
addressed. And this is done by the Development team. He fixes the bug and
creates an impact analysis document that enlists the different codes and
procedures that might be impacted due to the fix in the erroneous module. Thus
through this a Quality Analyst would come to know about the different modules
and features that needs to be tested. This is a terminology used in IT. Impact
analysis is a robust term! It actually gives an insight about various hidden
defects as well. If properly explored and tested then you would find the
issues. But that's not the case always! Sometimes mistakes do happen and we
tend to miss few important features and that is caught in the production i.e.
the customer’s site! And several heads rolls at the off shore!
You must be wondering why I am talking about something that seems Greek and
Latin to you! Of course, I do have points when I make such statements. Imagine
if humans do an impact analysis on certain situations that they face. That would help in preventing and
preserving so many bonds! Several precious relationships and bonds do get
broken due to misunderstandings and loss of trust! We sometimes fail to trust
our loved ones and the resultant effect doesn’t seem good. Imagine what if the
mature or the understanding partner obeys her/his partners’ words, thereby
giving them an opportunity to express themselves before him/her. That would be
absolutely fine! But impact analysis in human relationship gives a slight hint
about where your relationship stands. Imagine we go on to talk something and we
realize the impact our words would create on the life of our partner and we cut
it there itself! Well that would be a great impact analysis! When we learn to
differentiate the wrong and the right then at that point itself we excel in our
relationship. That's where understanding begins! Understanding each other is an
essential and an important clause in a relationship. You need to be together in
your worst and the good times. Being with someone during their good days and
when bad days surface, you can't just leave them to suffer! You know them and
hence you should support them too. Human tongue is an amazing organ! It is so
powerful that it has the ability to make and break relationships. During the
initial days of the relationship, it would pose sweet words until the person
gets impressed. So the tongue plays an important part here in making bonds. But
due to influence of different emotions and when different entities such anger,
pressure, frustrations play, the tongue does a big U-turn and it changes track.
The same tongue that once used to admire you and pass lovely comments on you
would talk foul about you. The mind tongue coordination fails and all
that you would be left alone would be sorrow and hurt. Of course no one in this
world would want to be at the receiving end of a bond. I have nursed several
broken bonds. But sadly I had not been able to handle any of it! I waited and
watched people coming in and going out of my life. And it was then I realized
that people often enter my life only to leave some day. Perhaps my mind would
pose several questions that would want me ask myself if I am that bad to
deserve such kind of treatments. But only then I realized that if I had done
proper impact analysis of the situations then perhaps I would have saved all my
relations.
So a tongue is a powerful organ like I said earlier. It has the tendency
to do many wonderful and not-so-wonderful things too. We need to be smart and analyze situations well. We should
be the one to get active through the damage control mode. In case catastrophic
situations arise in our relationship, then it’s our duty to make sure we
analyze its impact on our life and go forward. Don't be a camel! A camel when
hungry would eat cactus thorns and would satiate its hunger by tasting its own
blood. It doesn't matters to it because for it is happy with whatever it has.
We humans are rational and we can judge things. Don't cut your throat with your
own tongue! So do an impact analysis on situations. Life is short and we need
to make most of it! If we go on losing relationship then who will be by our
side when we breathe our last. A person is known not by the money he earns but
by the amount of good people he has earned in his life! I have plenty of them,
so learn to respect and value them. Treat each one of them as special. Only if
you do a proper Impact analysis then you would make it happen!
Good one, I enjoyed this read... we should be careful how and when we say what to... If you know what I mean:-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Eli! :) We should be careful on saying things to our loved ones :)
DeleteHello there! I notice you have no comments - I read your blog, and agree with what you say, but it was very, very tricky to read as it is in such big blocks of writing. On a blog you should have three sentence paragraphs at most, as your eye loses your place very easily. Most people, especially on a challenge, will open up this blog and shut it again because it will take too long and be too difficult to read. Good luck in the rest of the challenge! Liz http://www.poetlizbrownlee.com
ReplyDeleteYes, that's because of the fonts!
DeleteWow! That's a wonderful read and great analogy. I agree with you there..humans need to be humans when it comes to relationships.
ReplyDeleteThnk you Parul :)
DeleteAn absolutely brilliant post and so well assessed. It's an eye-opener how in anger burst, you may say things that makes it almost impossible to repair later:)
ReplyDeleteGlad that you too agree with me :)
DeleteCould totally relate to this as I work in IT too. But human relationships are emotion based and cannot always be analysed. Sometimes even silence can be misconstrued. But yes, a little thought into what we say can prevent major misunderstandings. Can you tell I'm Libra?
ReplyDeleteNo , I can't tell that :)
DeleteWhoaa.. what a topic.. That to trying to do it on personal relationships.. Food for thought for me..Interesting approach :)
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